BJA Education

Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should: Only use these technologies to improve readability and language, not to replace key researcher tasks such as interpreting data or drawing scientific conclusions. Apply the technology with human oversight and control, and carefully review and edit the result, as AI can gene…

Maximum of three authors under most circumstances; more requires justification and Editor-in-Chief approval. Model summary

Under most circumstances, BJA Education articles have a maximum of three authors. Including more than three authors should be justified in the proposal and requires approval from the Editor-in-Chief. For all articles, there should be only one junior or trainee author. The junior author should be in the final 3 years of training and have passed the FRCA or equivalent. In countries where the trainin…

Human subjects work must comply with Declaration of Helsinki and Uniform Requirements. Model summary

If any work mentioned in your article involved the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans; Uniform Requirements for manuscripts submitted to Biomedical journals.

Permission must be obtained for third-party material; author's responsibility. Model summary

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles inclu…

This journal offers authors a choice in publishing their research: Subscription Articles are made available to subscribers as well as developing countries and patient groups through our universal access programs. No open access publication fee payable by authors. The Author is entitled to post the accepted manuscript in their institution's repository and make this public after an embargo period (k…

All submitted articles undergo external peer review by independent experts in the field as part of the decision-making process. Model summary

BJA Education operates an expert peer review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor and then sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the quality of the paper. A recommendation is made by the handling editor to the Editor in Chief, who is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor in Chief's decis…

All manuscripts are checked using antiplagiarism software. Model summary

Please note that all manuscripts submitted to BJA Education are checked using antiplagiarism software for the unauthorised reproduction or use of material from others without adequate permission or acknowledgement.